Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Training is not as simple as doing 5 sets of 5 reps or 5 sets of 10 reps or any combination of sets and reps. You must plan to obtain certain objectives....
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Westside women have proven to be stronger as a group than those from any other gym. Six women have squatted or deadlifted more than 500 pounds. Mariah...
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Angelo Berardinelli has become one of the premier middleweights in the world. The sky was the limit for Angelo, having made an elite total as a teen. But by...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Squat | Strength Training Methods
Box squatting is the most effective method to produce a first-rate squat. This is, in my opinion, the safest way to squat because you don’t use as much...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
There are many keys to success, but two invaluable ones are accelerating strength training and accommodating resistance by add-ing chains or bands or...
Louie Simmons | Equipment | Hamstrings | Strength Training
At Westside Barbell we use the dynamic method throughout the year. Its purpose is not to build maximal strength but to improve the rate of force...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
There are approximately 65 700lb benchers and 35 1000lb squatters. But when one looks at the deadlift, there are only 8 900+ deadlifters. The incredibly...
Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Training Methods & Techniques
The lifters at Westside are constantly going to meets. Many of the meets are small and mostly in Ohio. We like to represent Ohio. Top lifters should lift...
Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Training Methods & Techniques
Everyone should know what accommodation is. Accommodation causes your performance to stagnate or decrease. Zatsiorsky stated that the response of a biological...
